Examples of grader in a Sentence
Her students say that she's a tough grader.
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But Mexican authorities believe that the measles virus probably arrived in the throat or lungs of the third-grader, who was unvaccinated, and then spread wildly.
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Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Reading scores, meanwhile, continued to decline during that period, reaching their lowest point since 1990 in eighth graders and pre-2003 levels for fourth graders; only last year did some states start to see slight improvements.
—Connor Greene, Time, 16 May 2026
This year, there were large percentage decreases in enrollment for first and second graders.
—Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
The landmark case centered on a third grader named Linda Brown, who lived in Topeka, Kansas, with her father, Oliver, and her mother, Leola.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
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Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Reading scores, meanwhile, continued to decline during that period, reaching their lowest point since 1990 in eighth graders and pre-2003 levels for fourth graders; only last year did some states start to see slight improvements.
—Connor Greene, Time, 16 May 2026
This year, there were large percentage decreases in enrollment for first and second graders.
—Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
The landmark case centered on a third grader named Linda Brown, who lived in Topeka, Kansas, with her father, Oliver, and her mother, Leola.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
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“Grader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grader. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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grader
noun
grad·er
ˈgrād-ər 
1
: one that grades
2
: a machine for leveling earth
3
: a pupil in a school grade
a group of sixth graders
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